Variety shelf



Aug. 14, 1951 A. HOGLUND 2,564,259

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I VARIETY SHELF Filed Nov. 5, 194a sssheets-s he s Inventor By WWW Anion m z nz Patented Aug. 14, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT orricE VARIETY SHELF Anton Hoglund, Toledo, Ohio Application November 5, 1946, Serial No. 7 07,955

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to novel and useful improvements in a variety shelf and more specifically pertains to an ornamental shelf particularly adapted for mounting upon walls and the like.

Theprincipal objects of this invention are to provide an ornamental or wall-type of shelf which is particularly adapted for construction from a Single piece of sheet material; to provide a, wall shelf which is of light weight but sturdy and of durable construction; to provide in a single piece type of shelf an adequate reinforcing arrangement for strengthening the folds thereof; to arrange an ornamental wall shelf which lends itself readily to various designs or types of construction; and with all to provide a device which is easily assembled, inexpensiv to manufacture, and of sturdy and durable construction.

These, together with various ancillary objects of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are realized by this invention, various embodiments of which have been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

' Figure l is a plan view of a piece of material from which one form of bracket shelf may be constructed, and indicated by dotted lines the manner of folding the same;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an article in accordance with Figure 1 in its partially assembled position;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the article shown in Figures 1 and 2 but in its fully assembled position;

Figure l is a view similar to Figure 1 of a second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the article of Figure 4 in its partially assembled relation;

v Figure 6 is a perspective View showing the fully assembled article of Figures 4 and 5 and illustrating the manner of securing the same to a wall;

Figure '7 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 4 but of a third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 8 is a plan view of the article of Figure 7, in'partially assembled posit on;

Figure 9 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the as sembled articl in accordance with Figures 7 and 8; and

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the assembled article constructed from the blank show in Figure 9.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings, attention is directed first to the embodiment shown in Figures 1-3, wherein ||l indicates generally a wall bracket of a type having a plurality of shelves in this instance, which bracket may be conveniently formed of any suitable sheet material such as cardboard, metal or the like. The shelf shown in Figure 3 is adapted to be constructed from a single piece of sheet material which is preferably formed in the shape shown in Figure 1, and is provided with triangular shaped end portions I2 and I4 adapted to form the outer sections of the shelf, while a central portion or base l6 forms the central shelf or section thereof. A pair of triangular members, similar'in shape and size to members I2 and M, are indicated at I8 and 20 and are adapted to form partitions in the shelf, these partition members being integrally connected to a third pair'of identical triangular shaped members 22 and 24, which latter form back portions adapted to be folded in line with the back portion 26. As will be noted best from Figuresl and 2, the partition members I8 and 2|! are composed of a pair of adjacent and identical triangular members 2? and 29 which has a fold line 3| and members .2| and 23 having the fold line 25. In order to assemble the blank shown in Figure 1 int the form of shelf shown in Figure 3, the member 26 is folded upon the dotted line joining the same with the base I6, into a perpendicular relation thereto, and the triangular members 29 and 23 are folded upon the dotted lines by which they join the base member i6, until they are perpendicular to both the base 5 and the back 26. The triangular members '21 and 2| are now folded outwardly and downwardly upon their fold lines 3| and 25 with the triangular members 29 and 23, whereby the triangles 27 and 2| are folded over upon and coincide fully with the triangles 29 and 23 to form a double thickness of material of triangular shape, these thicknesses of material forming the partition members It and 20.

' The members 22 and 24 are now folded upon their line of junction with the triangular members 2'! and 2|, and the laterally extending triangular members I2 and I4 are folded upon their lines of juncture with members 22 and 24. The device is now roughly in the position shown in Figure 2, and it now merely remains to position the parts in their completely assembled position as shown in Figure 3. It will be noted that the back member 26 is provided with a pair of laterally extending tabs 32 and 34 whil the triangular members 2 and M are provided with tabs 38 and 36 respectively. The tabs 32 and 34 are now bent and inserted between the adjacent folds of the triangles 23 and 2|, and 29 and 2? respectively, being secured thus within the double folds of the partition walls 24} and i8 respectively where they may be retained in any suitable manner such as by cementing, welding, riveting or the like.

The tabs 36 and 38 respectively may now be bent upwardly and likewise disposed between the lower edges of the adjacent folds of the partition members and I8 respectively. By this means, the single piece of material is folded into a compact but sturdy bracket, having a perpendicular base formed in the three sections l2, l4 and I6 and secured to the three sectioned back portion 22, 24 and 26, by means of the double thicknesses of the triangular partition walls l8 and 25. Further, the device has been interlocked in its assembled position by means of the tabs 32, 34 36 and 38 which are secured between the double folds of the partition walls l8 and 20 but upon their vertical and horizontal edges.

Attention is next directed to the second form of the invention shown. in Figures 4, 5 and 6, wherein 40 indicates generally the article formed by a single piece of material. A- pair of identical triangular members H. and 42, having a. fold line 43 are folded thereon to form a horizontal shelf or partition 44. Integral with the triangular member 4| at one side thereof, is an identical i triangular member to which is joined upon its other leg another identical. triangular member 4% having a fold line therewith or leg 4?. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the triangular member #35 may have a laterally extending flap or tag 48, for a purpose to be subsequently set forth. The dotted line 4-9 designates the fold line between the triangular members 4| and 45. The other triangular member 42 forming a part of the base 44, has formed upon one side thereof a second triangular member 513 identical in shape and size to 42, and which. upon its other leg is joined. by another identical triangular member 5| as shown at 52 A flap or tab 53 similar to that shown at 48 is formed upon the free edge of the triangular member 5|, While the dotted line 54 indicates the junction between the triangular members 42 and upon their common leg.

In assembling this form of the device, the members M and 42 are folded upon their fold line 43 to form a double thickness and. constituting the base 44 of the shelf. Figure 5 indicates this partially folded. or assembled position. Next, the triangular members 45 and 46 are folded upon their foldv line 41, and then upon the fold line 49 with the base triangular member 4|, to form the upper side of the shelf as shown in Figure 6-. In. this position, the tab- 48 is bent inwardly and inserted between the folds 4| and 42 of one leg of. the base member id. The members 50- and' 5| are then bent upon their fold line 52 and next bent upon the junction line 54 with the lower triangular base member 42, and the flap 53 inserted between the folds 4| and 42 of the other leg of the triangular base 44. As in the preceding embodiment, the parts may be retained in their folded position in any desired manner and form thereby a rigid type of bracket construction, which is adapted to be engaged in the vertical corner 55 of the walls of a room or the like.

Attention is now directed to the form of the invention. shown in Figures 7,. 8- and 10, and wherein yet another mode of constructing the wall or corner bracket is. depicted. In this form or embodiment of the invention, a pair of identica] triangular members Ell and 6| are folded upon their fold line 62 to form the horizontal shelf 63 of the corner bracket. A pair of identical triangular members 65 and joined to the edges of the base member 50 upon the fold lines 66 and 67 thereof, are then folded inwardly in the manner shown in Figure 8. At the same time, the triangular members 68 and 69 are folded upon the fold lines 18 and 1| of the other base triangle 6|, as shown. in Figure 8.. When so folded, members 54 and 65 and the other members 68 and 69 join each other upon the vertical edges 12 and 13 as shown in Figure 10. They may be united in this position in any suitable manner as set forth hereinbefore. As illustrated in Figure 10, this simple construction of bracket is ideally adapted for positioning in a corner of a room and may be attached in any suitable manner to the walls thereof.

Finally, attention is now directed to Figures 9 and 11-. indicating a fourth embodiment or construction of. the invention. A pair of triangular members M and 15, integrally formed, are folded upon their fold line I6 into a perpendicular position relative to each other, and are then. connected along their median lines 18 and 19. by a similarly shaped triangular partition. member. '11.. The three parts It, 15 and. 11. form a unitary bracketstructure which is. adapted to be mounted upon a wall or the like as desired.

In all of the forms of the invention, various shapes and sizes of the parts may be employed to provide brackets or shelves of varying types,

and any suitable material of fastening means may be employed.

What I claim is:

1.. A wall shelf composed of a single piece. of foldable material including a base, a back extending perpendicularly therefrom and partition means connecting said back and base, said partition. meansincluded folded portions of said material forming doubled thicknesses thereof, andintegral tabs formed on said back and secured between the fcldsof said partition means.

2. A wall shelf composed of a single piece of folda-ble material including a base, a back extending perpendicularly therefrom. and partition means connecting said back and base, said partition means included folded portions of said material forming doubled thicknesses thereof, and. integral tabs formed on said back and secured between the folds of. said partition means, and additionaltabs on said base and fastened between the folds of said partition means.

3. A wall shelf composed of a unitary piece of foldable material, including. a. central base portion andv a back extending perpendicularly therefrom, said. central base portion having folded lateral extensions disposed perpendicularly to said back and central. base portions and constituting partitions, said extensions having integral foldable members constituting additional back and base members, said foldable members being connected to said partition members whereby said central base portion can be supported thereby.

4. A wall shelf composed of a. unitary piece of foldable material, including a central base portion and a back extending perpendicularly therefrom, said central. base portion having folded lateral extensions disposed perpendicularly to said back and central base portions and constitil-ting partitions, said. extensions having integral fold-able members constituting additional back and base members, said foldable members and said back including integral tabs secured to said Number partition members, said partitions being of tri- 617,524 angular shape. 628,465 ANTON HOGLUND. 1,270,718 '5 1,495,943 REFERENCES CITED 1,569,773 The following references are of record in the 1,920,023 file of this patent: 210491633 UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Number 587,967 Howe et a1 Aug. 10, 1897 475,139

Name Date Drake Jan. 10, 1899 Homing July 11, 1899 Ford June 25, 1918 Wiley May 27, 1924 Miller Jan. 12, 1926 Wilkin July 25, 1933 Bennett Aug. 4, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Nov. 15, 1937 

